A team of researchers at UM have developed an innovative new tool that could transform how kidney disease is detected—especially in under-served and remote communities.
Apr 14, 2025
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New research from the University of Waterloo suggests increasing the ratio of dietary potassium to sodium intake may be more effective for lowering blood pressure than simply reducing sodium intake.
Apr 14, 2025
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New UCLA research conducted using mouse models and human genetic data has uncovered a critical factor that determines how much scarring occurs following kidney injury, leading scientists to identify a potential precision ...
Apr 9, 2025
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Kidneys are the most transplanted organ in Germany. According to the German Organ Transplantation Foundation, a total of 1,514 kidneys were transplanted after post-mortem organ donation in 2023, out of a total of 2,986 transplanted ...
Apr 7, 2025
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Johns Hopkins University-led research has found that obesity, particularly severe obesity, is strongly associated with the incidence of 16 common health outcomes. Associations remained consistent across sex and racial groups. ...
Professor Kenji Osafune (Department of Cell Growth and Differentiation) and his team of researchers have devised an effective means to grow iPS cell-derived kidney progenitor cells, paving the way for renal regenerative therapies ...
Apr 3, 2025
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Research led by Children's Hospital of Fudan University in China has found that a gene called pancreatic progenitor cell differentiation and proliferation factor (PPDPF) helps protect kidney cells by supporting enzymes involved ...
Both the injectable and oral forms of semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, have gained recent attention for their effectiveness against weight gain, high blood sugar, and even alcohol cravings.
Mar 31, 2025
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Patients with narrowing of at least 50% in three major coronary arteries did equally well when treated with a minimally invasive stent placement guided either by ultrasound-based imaging or by a novel, artificial-intelligence-powered ...
Mar 31, 2025
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The drug tirzepatide improved kidney function and cardiovascular outcomes among patients with obesity and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) compared with placebo at one year, according to featured clinical ...
Mar 31, 2025
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